Last Thing on My Mind
Fleeting Love, Lingering Regret: Last Thoughts Unveiled
Lyrics
It's a lesson too late for the learning
Reflecting on a lesson that has come too late for understanding or realization.
Made of sand, made of sand
Comparing the fragility and impermanence of life to being made of sand.
In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'
Expressing a sudden and unexpected change in the speaker's emotions or perspective.
In your hand, in your hand
Implies a sense of vulnerability and dependence on someone else.
Are you going away with no word of farewell
Questioning if the person is leaving without any farewell or goodbye.
Will there be not a trace left behind
Wondering if there will be no evidence or memory of the person left behind.
I could've loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind
Regretting not having expressed love in a better way, acknowledging unintentional unkindness.
You know that was the last thing on my mind
Stating that not expressing love properly was the last thing on the speaker's mind.
You've got reason a plenty for goin'
Acknowledging that there are valid reasons for the person to leave.
This I know, this I know
Reiterating the speaker's awareness of the reasons for the departure.
For the weeds have been steadily growin'
Describing problems or issues that have been accumulating over time.
Please don't go, please don't go
Pleading with the person not to leave despite the difficulties.
Are you going away with no word of farewell
Repeating the earlier question about leaving without saying goodbye.
Will there be not a trace left behind
Reiterating the concern about leaving without leaving any trace or memory.
Well, I could've loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind
Restating the regret for not having loved better and unintended unkindness.
You know that was the last thing on my mind
Emphasizing that not expressing love properly was the last thing on the speaker's mind.
As I lie in my bed in the mornin'
Describing the emptiness and loneliness felt in the morning without the person.
Without you, without you.
Expressing the emotional void experienced when the person is absent.
Every song in my breast lies a bornin'
Indicating that every song within the speaker is associated with the person.
Without you, without you.
Reiterating the emotional emptiness without the presence of the person.
Are you going away with no word of farewell
Repeating the question about leaving without a farewell or goodbye.
Will there be not a trace left behind
Reiterating the concern about leaving without leaving any trace or memory.
Well, I could've loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind
Restating the regret for not having loved better and unintended unkindness.
You know that was the last thing on my mind
Emphasizing that not expressing love properly was the last thing on the speaker's mind.
That was the last thing on my mind
Affirming that not expressing love properly was the last thought before parting.
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